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By David Rothman

image “When three men set out on a quest to build a real-life Buck Rogers-style flying machine, their obsession with the Rocketbelt 2000 shattered their friendship and set in motion an astonishing chain of events involving theft, deception, assault, a bizarre kidnapping, a ten million dollar lawsuit and a horrifically brutal murder. From sci-fi to reality, this is the incredible true story of the amazing rocketbelt.” – Description at Feedbooks, where this gripping history from the annals of aviation tech is free.

Paper version free, too: Author Paul Brown, a provider of publishing services, is even making the paper edition free for “a strictly limited period,” except for shipping costs. His book stole something from me last night—my sleep, since I kept reading on and on rather than just settling for a small sample. And, yes, the reviews appear to have been stellar. Brown’s giveaway might be yet another indication of the miserable condition of the global publishing industry. I’m delighted to provide free publicity, since he’s offering the reader so much in return.

image Details: Shipping costs are $6 for the U.S. or other places outside the U.K. and the Continent and 3.5 pounds there. Via Feedbooks, the book is available in formats for “Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone / iPod Touch / Stanza, iRex iLiad, Smartphone / PDA, Adobe PDF and more. eBook editon ISBN: 9780956227010.”

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